What was found
DURING DAILY INSPECTION. BEARINGS OUTER LINER COMING APART DUE TO HIGH VIBRATION, SCRAPPED 4 EACH BEARINGS. CLOSER DAILY INSPECTION OF TAILROTOR ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- December 10, 2002
- Submitted
- February 13, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N393AL
- Make and model
- Bell 214ST
- Aircraft serial
- 28117
- Engine
- Ge CT71
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 214011819101
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- T/R Blade Yoke
- Part time
- 423 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.